About Simply Supply Chain

For over 20 years we have been facilitating best practice workgroups, endorsed by suppliers and retailers alike for being collaborative, innovative and results driven. Winning three prestigious industry awards for supply chain excellence is testament to the value our groups deliver, and we are always keen to welcome new members willing to invest in challenging the status quo to help make a difference.

Click on the groups below to read more about each initiative and the results achieved so far.

Drop & Drive Supply Group 2022

For chilled FMCG suppliers

Drop & Drive Supply Group 2022

For chilled FMCG suppliers

An award winning supplier-led action group supporting the GCA's drive to eliminate unsubstantiated reductions and reduce delays in payments by the implementation of GFR and other retailer programmes

Reviewing progress across the retailers and sharing best practice on how to reduce errors, reduce claims deducted and gathering the data that maintains the pressure on retail reform.

Plus opportunities to join best practice sub workgroups:

–Reducing the likelihood of delays in payments and recovering monies owed to suppliers:

Product Differentiation Best Practice
Good Received Not Invoiced Best Practice
Returns Best Practice

–Improving service and efficiency whilst mitigating rising distribution costs

Chilled Supplier Consolidation Project: Simplifying network ordering & delivery

–Key issues: Monthly best practice calls for tackling topical issues:

Responding to the driver crisis
Post Brexit issue resolution

Interested in joining the group? Download the Drop and Drive Membership Plan 2022

Customer Supply Group 2022

For ambient FMCG suppliers

Customer Supply Group 2022

For ambient FMCG suppliers

A membership group for customer facing and logistics managers in brand-leading FMCG suppliers

The Customer Supply Group enables Suppliers to exchange information, discover best practice and discuss the common challenges of delivering excellent service and availability cost effectively to the major grocery retailers.

Opportunities to join best practice sub workgroups:

–Sales Forecasting & Promotions –

A collaboration group developing a Best Practice Framework, in conjunction with the GCA, to help improve the quality and consistency of forecasting information and retailer responsibilities

–Amazon –

A supplier group seeking to tackle the supply chain challenges and costs of trading with Amazon

–Ambient Supplier Collaboration Projects –

Supplier collaboration to reduce empty running and improve vehicle fill
‘Managing the Tail’ – working with peer suppliers and selected retailers to improve service levels and vehicle utilisation whilst reducing product handling & retailer inventory levels

–Key industry issues: monthly best practice calls for tackling topical issues:

Responding to the challenges of the driver crisis
Post Brexit issue resolution

Interested in joining the group? Download the CSG Membership Plan 2022

Driver Crisis & Post-Brexit Group 2022

All FMCG suppliers welcome

Driver Crisis & Post-Brexit Group 2022

All FMCG suppliers welcome

A collaborative workgroup helping address key industry issues and challenges.

We welcome industry experts on all key topics to join the sessions to speak and advise suppliers on ways to tackle the topical issues.

Responding to the challenges of the driver crisis
Post Brexit issue resolution

Our Expertise

Simply Supply Chain is a leading UK supply chain consultancy with over 30 years’ experience working within the industry. We use our expertise to partner with our customers to apply best in class ways of working to improve supply chain effectiveness; with a particular emphasis on aligning and strengthening customer and trading partner relationships.

We facilitate regular collaborative FMCG supplier forums and workshops, enabling suppliers to exchange information, discover best practice and discuss the common challenges of delivering excellent service and availability cost effectively to the major grocery retailers. Our successful workgroups have been running successful for 20 years and members testify to the benefit of being able to apply different perspectives, pioneer emerging technologies and integrate new ways of working back into their operations.

We have received much acclaim for the collaborative approach to learning and the results our workgroups are delivering, and are delighted to have been endorsed by retailers, suppliers and industry bodies alike.

Simply Supply Chain is extremely proud to announce that the Drop & Drive Claims Workgroup was crowned winner of the Food & Drink Category at this year's Supply Chain Excellence Awards - read more about the success of the workgroup.

We are always happy to talk with FMCG companies who are willing to invest in challenging the status quo, and work in collaboration with the retailers and peers to help make a difference.

To find out more please contact:

Sarah Holmes

Marketing & Membership Manager

events@simply-sc.com.

We would love to hear from you.

Membership & Events

Drop & Drive Supply Group 2022

An award winning supplier-led action group supporting the GCA's drive to eliminate unsubstantiated reductions and reduce delays in payments by the implementation of GFR and other retailer programmes

Customer Supply Group 2022

A membership group for customer facing and logistics managers in brand-leading FMCG suppliers

Driver Crisis & Post-Brexit Group 2022

A collaborative workgroup helping address key industry issues and challenges.

Our Expertise

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